Category: Special Topics

Hong Kong’s Foreign Trade Records Biggest Decline in 70 Years in January

March 9, 2023
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The year-on-year decline in Hong Kong’s foreign trade extended into January, recording its biggest monthly decline in 70 years; an expert says it’s evidence that “mainland China is slowly decoupling from the world.” Exports fell 36.7 percent and imports fell 30.2 percent in January from a year earlier, according to the January merchandise trade statistics…

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UK Assessing Risk of Collaborating With China on Research, Minister Says

March 9, 2023
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The UK government is assessing the national security risk of all Sino–British research and innovation links, a minister said on Wednesday. Responding to concerns raised by Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael about national security risks in genomics, particularly in collaborating with Chinese genomics company BGI, science minister George Freeman said MPs are “well aware that we have to…

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British Defence Industry Taking ‘Forensic Look’ to Minimise Chinese and Russian Infiltration, Minister Says

March 9, 2023
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The UK government and defence suppliers are seriously examining the supply chain for Chinese or Russian infiltration such as Chinese surveillance equipment, Defence Procurement minister Alex Chalk said on Monday. It comes after a recent Mail on Sunday investigation found that at least six army bases had surveillance cameras made by China’s Hikvision or Dahua at their…

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Google to Launch Fund to Support Taiwan’s Media Outlets

March 8, 2023
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TAIPEI—Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Wednesday it will launch a T$300 million ($9.8 million) fund over the next three years to help boost the Taiwanese media’s continuing operations and digital competitiveness. Google has come under pressure in some countries to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content, though not in Taiwan. Google…

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TikTok Whistleblower Says US Data Can Easily Be Accessed From China: Sen. Hawley

March 8, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is pressing the Treasury Department to conduct a thorough review of new whistleblower allegations regarding the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok that were recently brought to his attention. Writing to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on March 8, Hawley said that a TikTok whistleblower has come to him with direct…

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White House Reverses Course, Gives Congress Green Light to Pass Bill Banning TikTok

March 8, 2023
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WASHINGTON—The White House has reversed direction this week, saying it would support a Senate bill that would outlaw TikTok in the United States. The Biden administration had been at a standstill for two years over how to deal with the threat to national security posed by the Chinese-owned mobile app. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake…

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Poilievre and Trudeau Engage in One-on-One Verbal Tussle on Foreign Interference

March 8, 2023
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 8 faced a barrage of questions on Beijing interference coming from Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and other MPs in the House of Commons. Poilievre took every turn from his party during question period, raising a number of allegations stemming from national security leaks reported in the media, and…

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Experts Condemn China’s Advisory Body’s ‘Special Operation in Taiwan’ Proposal

March 8, 2023
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A member of Beijing’s political advisory body proposed creating a blacklist of pro-Taiwan Independence figures and a “special operation” in Taiwan targeting the individuals on the list to promote “unification” at all costs. Commentators condemned the proposal as a form of terrorism and accused the regime of manipulating false public opinion and populist brainwashing. Terrorist…

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McCarthy Confirms Plan to Meet With Taiwan’s President in US

March 8, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is set to meet with Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen during her U.S. visit later this year, the Californian Republican confirmed on March 7, adding that the meeting would not replace his anticipated trip to the democratic island. “That has nothing to do with my travel, if I would go to…

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Trudeau Asked If He Knew Before 2019 Elections Beijing Was Funding Candidates

March 8, 2023
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on March 8 to comment on the latest report on national security leaks suggesting he was aware before the 2019 election the Chinese regime was funding federal candidates. “What did you know about Chinese government funding of election candidates, when did you know it, and what what did you…

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